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Northern Articles

Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, Tanya and her team, have been supporting communities in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South / West Yorkshire.

Jul 27, 2022

Come and join us at the New Mill Community Day - 17 August

Working with a number of partners from Riverholme, Forestry Schools, Fair&Funky and the New Mill Community Garden why not pop down and take part in the number of activities.  From 10am until 1.30pm you can join in and enjoy the free picnic provided.;

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Jul 27, 2022

Savvy Shopping

Students from St. Martin's School in Alvaston, Derby had a brilliant time with their Shopping Savvy workshop.  They had a budget to use to buy food and look at prices and how much things cost and how they could look at the differences of making choices to get the most for their money.  They love ...

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Jul 27, 2022

Bike repair sessions proving successful at stores.

We have been providing the opportunities for people to bring their bikes for repairs to local stores.  These have proven very popular with a greater understanding of how to look after your bike and give minor repairs.  We are working with a number of partners including Inclusive Pedals in Chester...

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Jul 27, 2022

Shopping Ethically

Our instore Shopping Ethically workshop is always an interactive and enjoyable way to gain a greater understanding about ethical logos and in particular around fairtrade, the red tractor, BUAV and many more.  The students leave with a better understanding and they particularly enjoy looking at th...

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Jul 27, 2022

Learning about Fairtrade

If you want your school to receive some free workshops on Fairtrade, then we can deliver assemblies or 1 hour workshops.  We have included mindful chocolate tastings which the children love and gives them a greater understanding of where they chocolate comes from, the taste and the importance of ...

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Jul 27, 2022

Community Day with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

We joined with the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to offer information about health and wellbeing, along with some fruit tastings.  The children were also able to play with the new fairtrade snakes and ladders game and use the chalkboards to capture the day.  There were many other stands to learn abou...

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Jul 27, 2022

Celebrating Pride in Chesterfield

Working with our retail and funeral colleagues, it was great that the Northern Membership & Community Council were all able to connect with the community. The networking with other stall holders and talking to everyone at the Chesterfield Pride held on 24th July, 2022 was good to see.  Everyone e...

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Jul 27, 2022

Heritage Visits for members.

Our members from the Derby, Ripley, Ilkeston to the Chesterfield and New Mill/Wooldale areas enjoy visits to places of interest.  Each area has around 3 visits per year.  If you want to attend any of these please register. Members recently visited the Birthplace of Co-operation in Rochdale.  The...

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